Geçtiğimiz günlerde Bakü’de düzenlenen #WUF13'te BM Mukim Koord. @AhonsiBA, iklim dirençli şehirler, kapsayıcı toparlanma ve sürdürülebilir kentleşmenin önemine dikkat çekti. #COP31’e giden yolda şehirler, iklim eyleminin merkezinde yer alıyor. Ayrıntılar: https://t.co/cZJk5u1ktA
@Bahcesehir today hosted the Global Youth Summit for Sustainability 2026 in Istanbul during which in my keynote address, I encouraged young people to actively engage with @Cop31Turkiye processes & be part of the collective action to address the climate crisis.
Truly encouraging to see a large # of business leaders & other stakeholders today in Istanbul at the 1st of the @Cop31Turkiye Climate High-Level Champion’s Private Sector Engagement Series. 🙏 @samedagirbas, @GlobalCompactTR & @UN_Turkiye.
Yesterday at #WUF13 in #Baku, my opening remarks at the Panel on Strengthening Urban Earthquake Preparedness highlighted how Türkiye’s post-disaster recovery efforts have aligned with climate action & sustainable urbanization.
Excellent exchange w/UNEP Deputy ED Elizabeth Mrema & RCs at #WUF13. Strong recognition of the critical UNEP - RC system partnership in advancing climate resilience, urbanization, biodiversity & green transition at country level. Look forward to building on this momentum.
At #WUF13 in #Baku, it was such a rich learning experience for me moderating a panel today that explored how law, participatory governance & policy can close the gap between national climate ambitions & local realities, with cities playing a central role.
During @UNEP - @UNHABITAT Roundtable on the Greener Cities Partnership today at #WUF13 in Baku, I stressed how a whole-of-UN approach at the country level can propel integrated solutions for climate-resilient housing & sustainable urbanization.
At the impressive opening of #WUF13 today in Baku, all speakers incl. @UNHABITAT ED, @AnacludiaRossb1, rightly underlined adequate housing as the foundation of sustainable devpt, that leaves no one behind.
Today at UN Türkiye, UN Volunteers and young people transformed unused materials into a @UN#ZeroWaste display for the UN Türkiye stand at @zerowasteforum in Istanbul — and later at @Cop31Turkiye in Antalya.
A #ZeroWaste future is possible when we all work together.⤵️
Türkiye-Afrika Topluluğu olarak, Birleşmiş Milletler Türkiye Ofisi’ni ziyaret ettik. 🌍
Buluşmada diplomasi ve gençlerin uluslararası alandaki rolü üzerine konuştuk.
Nazik kabulleri için Sayın Babatunde A. Ahonsi’ye ve değerli sunumu için Sayın Eunjoo Lee’ye teşekkür ederiz.
As part of the build-up to @Cop31Turkiye, I was on a panel yesterday at @AnkaraMedipol during which I stressed the centrality of youth voices and action for the promotion of planetary wellbeing.
Good mtg with RC @AhonsiBA of @UN_Turkiye discussing our shared objective to ensure that recovery and urban development in Türkiye result in resilient & future-proof cities. We spoke about #WUF13, #COP31 & the opportunity it presents to put cities at the centre of climate agenda.
Today at the Ministerial Roundtable in the Resilient Cities Regional Forum on the road to @Cop31Turkiye, I posited that the pathway from disaster to sustainable urbanization, going by Hatay’s experience in the last 3 years, requires collective leadership & sustained partnerships.
Several UN colleagues & I are attending the pre-COP31 Resilient Cities Regional Forum in Hatay. Its outcomes by feeding into #WUF13 & @Cop31Turkiye deliberations will help to position urban resilience as a key transformative climate action strategy.
Today during a high-level panel at #IstanbulWaterForum, I stressed the need to highlight water efficiency as a core climate mitigation & adaptation strategy during @Cop31Turkiye.
Hacettepe Üniversitesi Model BM Konferansı #HUMUN2026'da #COP31 konuşuldu. BM Türkiye Mukim Koordinatörü @AhonsiBA gençleri iklim eyleminin parçası olmaya çağırdı. https://t.co/D6bwM6zFKi
Mirroring the ‘COP of the Future’ thrust of @Cop31Turkiye, I stressed today at the 2026 @HacettepeUniv Model UN Conference that transformative climate action cannot be achieved without the active engagement of young people.
Glad to have moderated a dialogue today between a @UN_Turkiye team and the UN Affairs committee members of @IPUparliament in Istanbul as part of #IPU152; it was broadly agreed that UN-Parliament partnerships at country level need to be more structured to help advance SDG delivery
TBMM’nin ev sahipliğinde İstanbul’da düzenlenen Parlamentolar Arası Birlik 152’nci Genel Kurulu'nda 155 ülkeden parlamenterler bir araya geldi.
BM, barış, kalkınma ve güçlü kurumlar için parlamentoların rolüne dikkat çekiyor. #IPU152 https://t.co/cMhsvm4LsC
At the opening today in Istanbul of @IPUparliament 152nd Assembly with a focus on securing peace & ensuring justice for future generations, I urged MPs from 155 countries to do more to advance sustainable devpt & adaptive legislation to address new challenges facing humanity.